This man loses two of his crew at the Hill of Diamonds some time after he digs his way out of a cave on the Island of the Dog-Snout Ogres. A bowl of water turns to blood during his battle with the Nine-Headed Demon, alerting his companions that he needs the magic mirror that he had earlier used to save the Sunken Castle. He learns that Spidala is a witch when he hides in the hollow log on which she flies to the Devil's Pit. He turns to stone after leaving the Crystal Palace, but he is reanimated by the god Perkons. The 
This man loses two of his crew at the Hill of Diamonds some time after he digs his way out of a cave on the Island of the Dog-Snout Ogres. A bowl of water turns to blood during his battle with the Nine-Headed Demon, alerting his companions that he needs the magic mirror that he had earlier used to save the Sunken Castle. He learns that Spidala is a witch when he hides in the hollow log on which she flies to the Devil's Pit. He turns to stone after leaving the Crystal Palace, but he is reanimated by the god Perkons. The treacherous Kangars depresses him by claiming that his buddy Koknesis is making time with this hero's bride Laimdota, whom he won by defeating the near-invincible Estonian giant Kalapuisis. His strength derives from his large, fuzzy ears, and his name refers to his skill in dealing with certain marauding animals, whom he kills by grabbing their jaws and ripping them apart bare-handed. For 10 points, name this title badass of the Andrejs Pumpurs-penned national epic of Latvia.
This man loses two of his crew at the Hill of Diamonds some time after he digs his way out of a cave on the Island of the Dog-Snout Ogres.
{Lacplesis} [or The {Bearslayer}]